Robin Fulford

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Robin Fulford is a Canadian writer. [1] He is most noted for his 1988 theatrical play Steel Kiss, about the 1985 murder of Kenneth Zeller, [2] and his 2008 play Whitewash, about the 1995 death of Dudley George during the Ipperwash Crisis. [3]

A cofounder with Ken McDougall of Toronto's Platform 9 theatre company, [1] Fulford is best known for plays that confront social issues. His other plays have included Dark Song (1988), [1] Gargoyle (1990), [4] Swahili Godot (1992), [5] Sleeproom (1993), [6] Mouth (1994), [7] Eddycandyside (1996), [8] Gulag (1996), [9] Five Fingers (2001) [10] and Tunnel (2005), [11] as well as numerous collective credits with other playwrights and several short plays for youth.

Steel Kiss and its sequel Gulag received a dual staging by Buddies in Bad Times in 1999, as a response to the October 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Vit Wagner, "Playwrights win battles in war on obscurity". Toronto Star , September 30, 1988.
  2. ↑ Liam Lacey, "Gay murder explored, unexplained". The Globe and Mail , October 5, 1987.
  3. ↑ Richard Ouzonian, "Dudley George play devoid of humanity". Toronto Star , February 29, 2008.
  4. ↑ Craig MacInnis, "Gargoyle actor always out on innovative edge". Toronto Star , March 23, 1990.
  5. ↑ H. J. Kirchhoff, "Theatre Reviews: Swahili Godot and Lovesong". The Globe and Mail , March 26, 1992.
  6. ↑ Geoff Chapman, "A cleansing experience in Sleeproom". Toronto Star , January 8, 1993.
  7. ↑ Vit Wagner, "Mouth marks a sideways step for Platform 9". Toronto Star , May 8, 1994.
  8. ↑ Kate Taylor, "A distinct lack of character: Medium Over Message". The Globe and Mail , January 19, 1996.
  9. ↑ Vit Wagner, "A bounty for perilous times". Toronto Star , September 26, 1996.
  10. ↑ Richard Ouzonian, "Five Fingers still packs a punch". Toronto Star , August 6, 2001.
  11. ↑ Robert Crew, "Plucked right from today's news headlines; Robin Fulford back with Tunnel: Character wants to kill himself". Toronto Star , March 17, 1995.
  12. ↑ Mitchel Raphael, "The hatred that never went away: Playwright Fulford sees much of today in ten-year-old work". National Post , January 7, 1999.


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